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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Emine Sinmaz

EXPLAINED: Wimbledon line call failure came after operator turned cameras off by mistake - The Real Truth

Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova stands hands on hips and head tilted as she remonstrates with the match umpire
A furious Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova said the game was stolen from her after a shot was not called out. Photograph: Clive Brunskill/Getty Images

Wimbledon’s electronic line-calling failure on Sunday came after an operator unintentionally switched off a set of cameras on Centre Court with one computer click, it is understood.

Bosses earlier defended the new system as they continued to blame Sunday’s seven minutes of chaos on human error.

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